However, because oral medications must pass through the digestive system, to have the same efficacy as IV medications oral antibiotics must have high âbioavailabilityâ â the percentage of the drug that reaches the blood. Drugs administered via PICC lines have, by definition, 100 percent bioavailability.
A: Bactrim is a type of antibiotic used to treat a range of bacterial infections in the body according to WebMD. Physicians prescribe Bactrim to treat certain types of sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections, respiratory illnesses, and various other infections.
bactrim works against bacteria in the following types of infections urinary tract infections utis caused by e coli klebsiella enterobacter morganella morganii proteus mirabilis and proteus vulgarisactrim is also sometimes prescribed for other types of bacterial pneumonia for acne and for preventing urinary tract infections the food and drug administration fda first approved bactrim in 1973 the drug is made by mutual pharmaceutical co